# 脊梁 (jǐliáng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 脊梁 (jǐliáng) means “backbone; spine”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: backbone; spine
- Pinyin: jǐliáng (ji3 liang2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Other readings: jǐliang — back (of a human or other vertebrate)

## Examples

- 他们是国家的脊梁。
  Tāmen shì guójiā de jǐliáng.
  They are the backbone of the nation.

## Characters

- 脊 (jǐ): spine; backbone; ridge
- 梁 (liáng): roof beam; beam (structure)

https://hanziro.com/word/ji-liang-backbone/

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